Terry Pearson’s Blog

People are always talking about how exercise can help keep you healthy.  This is true, and most of us realize that we need to do more of it. However, what most people do not realize is that your brain also needs to be exercised.

There is a website dedicated to just such a cause. It is called SmartKit Brain Enhancement News. On the site, you will find the latest tips and news on helping you get the most out of your brain.

Looking on the right side of the page, you will see a category listing that will help you find specific topics of interest. These range from Accelerated Learning to Brain Teasers to Study Tips.

This site shows the importance of exercising your brain, and great techniques on how to do so. So go check it out future Einstein!

The other day, a fellow computer science student and I were discussing how it is often easier to learn if you see a video of a concept.

Last year, he had shown me some really good videos on learning Java, and they helped me learn a lot of the basics. Anyway, he recently came across another good source of “video learning.”

This time it is a website that has free videos listed on it.  It is a site sponsored by Berkley. They post their webcasts from classes on the site, so you are likely to find a wide variety of topics on it. You can find everything from Java, to Optics, to Data Structures, etc.

Just point your browser to http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses/ and check out these great learning videos.

Have you ever wondered what your IQ is? Before the age of the internet, finding your IQ involved going to a testing center or taking the test at your school.

Thanks to the modern marvel called the internet, IQ tests are available on several sites.

I just took my IQ test on a site called “tickle.” After taking the test, you get your score and a brief description of the results. Then, for about $12, you can receive a full fifteen page report about your IQ test results (that is how the site makes money).

I got a score of 140. If you wish to see how IQ is calculated, go to LearningInfo.org’s page on the IQ test.

After that, go to Tickle.com and do your own IQ test. When you find your results, post them in the comments!

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